If you filed an Application for Travel Document (USCIS Form I-131), and you have requested that your re-entry permit travel document be sent to the U.S. Consulate or the
USCIS Field Office – London , then you can use our status PDF to check if your re-entry permit travel document has arrived. (Please note that historically, it normally takes at least ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 21 June, 2018 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Events, News
| Tags: I-131
After months of planning and collaboration, the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit will kick off just one week from today – and yes, there’s still time to register. The premier foreign direct investment (FDI) event in the United States will bring together international business investors and economic development organizations from all corners of the country to ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 June, 2018 | Categories:
Business, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: SelectUSA, SUSA
On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the people of the United Kingdom as they celebrate Her Majesty’s 92nd birthday on June 9. Queen Elizabeth II remains a beloved global symbol of stability and peace. Her leadership inspires the enduring strength ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 June, 2018 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
The Eagle Express is the U.S. Embassy London's weekly newsletter.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 June, 2018 | Categories:
Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Eagle, Express, weekly news
Since 2007, the SelectUSA program has worked with thousands of clients to support job-creating Foreign direct investment in the United States. In June the SelectUSA team hit a major milestone, having now facilitated more than $30 billion in client-verified business investment projects.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 7 June, 2018 | Categories:
Business, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: economic growth, FDI, Foreign direct investment
The U.S. Embassy, London, United Kingdom is selling surplus property (including nine embassy vehicles) via web based online auction. The auction opens for bidding Tuesday, May 29 until Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Surplus Property is being sold according to the regulations of the U.S. Department of State. Each lot has an assigned unique number (lot ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 June, 2018 | Categories:
Commercial Opportunities, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Auction
Europe’s Number One Information Security Event will take place June 5-7, 2018 at London’s Olympia exhibition center. Strategically held each year in London, which is the center for Europe’s tech start-up scene, lnfosecurity Europe is the region’s largest and most comprehensive information security event. Infosecurity Europe features over 400 exhibitors, the most diverse range of new ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 June, 2018 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Infosecurity
The Farnborough International Airshow is the premier gathering place for major national and international manufacturers, sub-contractors and service companies serving the global aerospace industry. In 2018 the show will include over 350 companies from the U.S.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 June, 2018 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Airshow, Farnborough
We invite you to join YLUK; a network that connects Britain’s rising leaders, aged 18-30, with the United States, the American people and with one another. When you join YLUK you will have the opportunity to engage with senior members of the Mission, as well as with people of influence from a range of sectors ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 June, 2018 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Beyond London, Young Leaders UK (YLUK)
| Tags: Barzun, meeting, President, skim, VIP, YLK, Young Leaders
From January 2017 through May 2018, the U.S. Government has taken action to support the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks. These measures enhance privacy protections while ensuring that American and European businesses can continue to deliver innovative products and services across the Atlantic.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 26 May, 2018 | Categories:
Policy, Political Affairs, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Privacy Shield
In a country that prides itself on royal history and traditions, the wedding of American actress Meghan Markle to Britain’s Prince Harry promises something distinctly new: several American touches. They’ll be unmistakable both during the May 19 nuptials in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle and at the glittering banquet afterward for 600 guests.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 May, 2018 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Royal Wedding, Windsor
The next Global Entry Mobile Enrollment Event is coming to the U.S. Embassy London from March 07 until May 03, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 May, 2018 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Events, News, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: CBP, Enrollment, Global Entry, Nine Elms
The documents show that Iran had a secret nuclear weapons program for years. Iran sought to develop nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems. Iran hid a vast atomic archive from the world and from the IAEA — until today.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 May, 2018 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Pompeo
Meet Mike Pompeo, the new Secretary of State
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 April, 2018 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State
U.S. State Department's Acting Secretary Sullivan to release the 2017 Human Rights Reports on Friday, April 19th, 2018
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 April, 2018 | Categories:
Human Rights, Policy
| Tags: Human Rights
The SelectUSA UK Roadshow is coming to Bristol, Birmingham and London.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 19 April, 2018 | Categories:
Business, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Birmingham, Bristol, london, SelectUSA, SUSA
European medical technology company PhysioWizard joined SelectUSA on an investment mission to make contacts and find opportunities in Austin, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. The company made contacts in three days that would have taken months to generate alone.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 18 April, 2018 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: PhysioWizard, SelectUSA, SUSA
European medical technology company Raremark joined SelectUSA on an investment mission to make contacts and find opportunities in Austin, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. The company made contacts with key decision makers to help with its U.S. expansion plans. Founder Julie Walters talks about the opportunities afforded by the trip:
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 April, 2018 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Austin, Cleveland, Disease, Julie Walters, Pittsburgh, Raremark
Don't fall victim to U.S. visa scams which appear on social media sites and via unsolicited emails.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 April, 2018 | Categories:
Visas
| Tags: facebook, Financial Scams, scam, scam email, visa fraud
The first Saudi woman to combine the fields of medicine and diplomacy, Dr. al Shouli was inspired by the Science Diplomacy conference to one day represent her country as a female science minister.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 24 March, 2018 | Categories:
Science & Tech, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: CERN, Dr. Samia T Al-Shouli, Immunology, Imperial College, International Space Station, King Khalid University Hospital, Kings College, Saudi Arabia, University of Nottingham
Science Diplomacy and International Policy: A Medical Perspective
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 March, 2018 | Categories:
Science & Tech
| Tags: Dr. Samia T Al-Shouli, Mahvsid Siddiq, Science Diplomacy
Statement from the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on the Attack in Salisbury, March 4th, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 March, 2018 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump, U.S. & United Kingdom
White House Statement by the Press Secretary on the United Kingdom’s Decision to Expel Russian Diplomats
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 March, 2018 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump, U.S. & United Kingdom
Voting in 2018 Primary Elections for U.S. Citizens in the United Kingdom.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 March, 2018 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Federal Voting Assistance Program
Are you a UK company attending JEC World 2018? If yes, then we can help you connect with U.S. suppliers at JEC World 2018. Event Dates JEC World 2018 March 6-8, 2018 Paris, France JEC World is the largest event in the world for composite materials and technologies. It is the international meeting place for ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 February, 2018 | Categories:
Business, Commercial Opportunities
| Tags: composite materials, JEC
Apply NOW for the SelectUSA 2018 Investment Summit
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 February, 2018 | Categories:
Business, U.S. & United Kingdom, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: SelectUSA, SUSA
Are you missing your benefits payment? Did you forget to send us forms SSA-7161 or SSA-7162? If yes, then send them now!
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 February, 2018 | Categories:
Federal Benefits, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: Benefits, Foreign Enforcement Questionnaire, social security, SSA
Address of the New U.S. Embassy London
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 February, 2018 | Categories:
U.S. & United Kingdom, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Embassy London, U.S. Passports, Visas
| Tags: New US Embassy, U.S. Embassy
VOTING IN 2018 U.S. ELECTIONS Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate seats have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 23 January, 2018 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Voting
Scheduled passport and visas services, and emergency services for U.S. citizens, will continue at U.S. Embassy London and our consulates during the U.S. government shutdown. We will not be updating this website regularly, except in the event of an emergency. Please visit
www.travel.state.gov for updates.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 21 January, 2018 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Non Immigrant Visas, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Embassy London, Visas
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON/p> January 18, 2018 Secretary Tillerson to Travel to London, Paris, Davos, and Warsaw U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to London, Paris, Warsaw, and Davos January 21-27. On January 21, he will arrive in London, where he will meet with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and National Security Advisor Mark ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 19 January, 2018 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Davos, Paris
What You Need to Know Before Exporting to the United Kingdom
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 January, 2018 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Export.Gov
Archived copies of previous U.S. Embassy London Eagle Express newsletters.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 30 December, 2017 | Categories:
Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Eagle Express
The new U.S. Embassy building in London is now officially on the map! On December 18, Ordnance Survey (OS) was joined by Deputy Chief of Mission,
Lew Lukens , from the U.S. Embassy to accurately survey and map the new building. Mr. Lukens worked with OS Surveyor, Steve Ives, to capture the new Embassy and its surrounding ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 December, 2017 | Categories:
U.S. & United Kingdom, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Ordnance Survey, Steve Ives
Consular services at the U.S. Embassy in London and the U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh will be severely limited from Friday, December 15 through Monday, December 18, 2017, due to maintenance of our computer systems. During this time, the consular sections in London and Edinburgh will be unable to issue U.S. passports, even in emergency ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 13 December, 2017 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
About the U.S. Embassy London's team at Zoohackathon 2017 with a focus on: Coding to end wildlife trafficking
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 December, 2017 | Categories:
Science & Tech, Success Stories, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Bournemouth University, DigTrace, esth, Mahvash Siddiqui, Professor Matthew Bennetts, Zoohackathon, Zoological Society of London, ZSL
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
announced that registration is now OPEN for for the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit. The 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit will take place on June 20-22, 2018, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center near Washington. The goal is to connect global business leaders with U.S. states and their economic development organizations (EDOs) ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 7 December, 2017 | Categories:
Commercial Affairs
| Tags: Summit
December 06, 2017 The recent announcement that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plans to relocate the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem may spark protests, some of which have the potential to become violent. The U.S. Embassy in London reminds U.S. citizens of the need for caution and ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 December, 2017 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Embassy London
The British Association for American Studies (BAAS), supported by the United States Embassy, London, offers small grants for cultural, educational and outreach activities that will foster American Studies and otherwise enhance the understanding of the United States in the United Kingdom.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 November, 2017 | Categories:
Study in the U.S., U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: BAAS, British Association for American Studies, Grants
Ambassador Woody Johnson's Thanksgiving Day 2017 remarks at St Paul's cathedral.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 23 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador
| Tags: Ambassador Johnson, St Pauls, St Pauls Cathedral, Thanksgiving
Join the Official UK Delegation to International CES 2018 !
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 November, 2017 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: ces, consumer electronics show
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, particularly during the holiday season. U.S. citizens should exercise caution at holiday festivals and events. This Travel Alert expires on January 31, 2018. Recent, widely-reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Finland demonstrate that the ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 November, 2017 | Categories:
Belfast, Cardiff, Consular Affairs, Edinburgh, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: acs, Alert, american citizen, Europe, Europe Travel Alert
Ambassador Johnson presented his credentials to HM Queen Elizabeth II today.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Ambassador, Credentials, Letter of Credence, Queen Elizabeth II
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON November 1, 2017 The United States regrets that, since March 2017, the main parties remain unable to reach agreement to form a regional power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. As such, the United States recognizes the UK government may be compelled soon to ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 November, 2017 | Categories:
Belfast, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: belfast, Northern Ireland, power-sharing
The U.S. Commercial Service will be at World Travel Market 2017 (November 6-8 in London) supporting U.S. exhibitors at the show. Stop by and visit us in the Brand USA Pavilion booth NA 280-1.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 November, 2017 | Categories:
Business, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: #WTMLDN 2017, BuyUSA, Tour operator, World Travel Market, WTM
The U.S. Embassy London joining techUK’s landmark event Supercharging the Digital Economy: Securing the UK’s Leadership in a Global Economy that will take place in London on October 31, 2017 at the Crystal in London.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 24 October, 2017 | Categories:
Business, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: #Supercharging17, Crystal, Digital Economy, techUK
Why U.S.-Scotland Links Mean a Great Deal - An op-ed piece by U.S. Ambassador Johnson.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 18 October, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Ambassador Johnson, edinburgh, Glasgow, Scotland, Spire
President Trump's New Strategy on Iran
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 October, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump
| Tags: Iran, President Trump, Strategy
Americans will always have a special bond with the people of Northern Ireland. That is only natural. We have a long shared history. It was men and women from Northern Ireland who laid the very foundations of my country. Today millions of Americans proudly trace their family trees back to this region - Ambassador Johnson's ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 October, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Ancestry, belfast, Irish News, Northern Ireland
The end is near for ISIS in Iraq, but the enormous task of rebuilding cities that have been left in ruins by the militants is just beginning. As millions of refugees look to return home, Iraq’s military and civilian ministries all have critical roles in keeping them safe and restoring basic services — food, water, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 October, 2017 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Iraq, NATO
Condolences for the Las Vegas shootings, October 2nd, 2017.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 2 October, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Condolence, Las Vegas, Shootings
USCIS London Updates Procedures for Transportation Letters and Form I-407
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 September, 2017 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, U.S. & United Kingdom, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Form I-407, I-407
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 September, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: President Trump, Theresa May
The U.S. Department of Labor has released the 2016 Worst Forms of Child Labor Report.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 21 September, 2017 | Categories:
Human Rights, Policy
| Tags: Anguilla, Ascension, British Virgin Islands, Departmetn of Labor, DOL, Falklands, Islas Malvinas, Montserrat, Overseas Territories, Saint Helena
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 19, 2107
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 September, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump
| Tags: EU, President Trump, UN, UNGA, United Nations
72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly September 18, 2017 This week,
President Donald J. Trump leads the United States’ delegation to the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where he will participate in approximately 20 meetings with world leaders and other events. One of President Trump’s core objectives for U.S. participation in this year’s ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 19 September, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump
| Tags: United Nations General Assembly
President Trump calls for a better, more efficient United Nations
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 18 September, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, Political Affairs, President Donald Trump
| Tags: President Trump
Worldwide Caution from the U.S. Department of State, dated September 14, 2017
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 September, 2017 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: worldwide caution
Secretary Tillerson's Remarks to the Staff and Families of U.S. Embassy London
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 September, 2017 | Categories:
Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Town Hall, U.S. Enbassy London
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to London from September 13 through September 14, 2017 for U.K.-hosted meetings on D.P.R.K. and Libya
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 September, 2017 | Categories:
Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Tillerson, uk
Ambassador Johnson's Remarks to the Pilgrims of Great Britain.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 September, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Ambassador Johnson, Pilgrims of Great Britain
DSEI 12-14 September 2017 Excel Exhibition Centre, London United Kingdom
The U.S. Commercial Service will be supporting U.S. exhibitors at the Defence Systems & Equipment International Exhibition (DSEI), one of the world’s leading defense and security exhibition with over 34,000 attendees. The audience will include top level international military staff, major procurement officials, and the entire industry supply chain, from large ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 September, 2017 | Categories:
Business, Trade, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: CSUK, Defence Systems & Equipment International, DSEI, Excel, exhibition
Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Telephone Call with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 September, 2017 | Categories:
President Donald Trump, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: May
Learn about the SelectUSA Roadshow 2017
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 4 September, 2017 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Roadshow
Tips and FAQs on applying for an F-1 or J-1 visa for study in thee United States of America.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 2 September, 2017 | Categories:
Consular Affairs
The inauguration of the President will take place on Friday, 20 January 2017 and will be the fifty-eighth Presidential Inauguration. Official information on the Presidential Inauguration is always available from the
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies website . Related Websites
58th Presidential Inauguration on Senate.gov
Presidential Inaugurations , a Library of Congress American Memory web site The
Constitution of the United States of America
White House website (whitehouse.gov)
How Senate confirmations work (ShareAmerica) Inauguration Quick Facts Who? President ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 21 August, 2017 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: inauguration, Oath, President-Elect
U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson Delivers Remarks on the 2016 International Religious Freedom Report
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 August, 2017 | Categories:
Human Rights, Policy, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: IFR, Religion Freedom
Explore a U.S. park from anywhere on Earth via this 3D tour
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 August, 2017 | Categories:
Travel & Tourism
| Tags: parking permits, tourist information
Robert Wood Johnson IV to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador
| Tags: Robert Wood Johnson IV
SelectUSA Summit 2018 SAVE THE DATE – As announced by Secretary Wilbur Ross at the last Summit, the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit is set for 20-22 June 2018, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. Stay tuned for updates on the next edition of the top FDI event in the country! You can ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 August, 2017 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Commerce, FCS, wilbur ross
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met with his counterpart from the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon, today at the Pentagon. The leaders discussed bilateral defense issues, NATO, the D-ISIS campaign, Afghanistan, and North Korea. U.S. Department of Defense Press Operations Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis; United Kingdom Secretary of State for ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 7 July, 2017 | Categories:
U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Fallon, Mattis, pentagon
Press Statement by Heather Nauert U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Washington, DC 05 July 2017 The United States regrets that the political parties in Northern Ireland have not yet reached an agreement to establish a power-sharing regional government following elections in March. We urge the region’s two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 July, 2017 | Categories:
Belfast, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, Sinn Fein
A new exhibition will examine the overlapping worlds of two figures bound together by history on different sides of the Atlantic -- King George III and President George Washington.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 July, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Library of Congress, LOC, Royal Archives, Two Georges
This year the U.S, Embassy London and Consulates celebrated the Declaration of Independence a little earlier than usual. Check out the
photos on Flickr from the Embassy’s Independence Day party at
Winfield House , the official U.S. Ambassador’s residence in London! We also created a 360-degree video of the fireworks – you can rotate the view using the control in the top-left ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 July, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: independence day, July 4th, Lew Lukens, Winfield House
The United States marks its Independence Day on July 4, the day in 1776 when representatives of the 13 American colonies voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence. “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” the declaration proclaims. Among them: that all people are created equal, that governments derive their power from the consent of ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 June, 2017 | Categories:
U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: independence day, July 4th
On 26 June 2017 the U.S. State Department released the 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. It is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts and reflects the U.S. Government’s commitment to global leadership on this ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 June, 2017 | Categories:
Human Rights, Policy
| Tags: Tillerson, TIP, Trafficking in Persons
First World War ‘Doughboys’ arrive at Newcastle Central Train Station.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 June, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: newcastle
Details and application form for the U.S. Embassy London's Jo Cox Memorial Exchange program.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 30 May, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: exchange, Jo Cox
Remarks by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at a Press Availability
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 26 May, 2017 | Categories:
Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Johnson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson will make his first official visit to London on Friday, May 26th, to meet with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and extend condolences for the May 22 terrorist attack in Manchester on behalf of the American people to the British people and Her Majesty’s Government.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 26 May, 2017 | Categories:
Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & United Kingdom, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: london, Tillerson
Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Phone Call with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom following the terrorist incident in Manchester Arena
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 23 May, 2017 | Categories:
President Donald Trump, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Donald Trump, manchester, Theresa May
23 May 2017 Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Update on Incident at Manchester Arena (updated at 13:55 BST) The U.S. Embassy in London informs U.S. citizens of a major incident that occurred on the night of May 22 at Manchester Arena in Manchester. U.S. citizens are advised to avoid the area, heed instructions from UK ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 23 May, 2017 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: arena, explosion, manchester
American soldiers, or ‘Doughboys’, and their entry into the First World War in 1917 provide the focus of a major photographic exhibition at Liverpool ONE.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 May, 2017 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: Lew Lukens, Liverpool, National World War I
One of the primary goals of Kieran Timberlake’s design is to demonstrate exceptional environmental leadership that is at or beyond the leading edge of practice when the building is completed. The design team established the following goals above and beyond the already stringent requirements established by the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations for the New ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 May, 2017 | Categories:
Featured Event, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Aquifer, BREEAM, carbon negative, CHP, Daylighting, design, ETFE, LEED, New Embassy, NLE, obo, Photovoltaic, Scrim, Solar, Water Efficiency, water system
A short list of U.S.-UK cultural connections in England.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 May, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Bath, Duxford, England
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the continued threat of terrorist attacks throughout Europe. This Travel Alert was updated on May 1, 2017 and expires on September 1, 2017. Recent, widely-reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom demonstrate that the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS or Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 May, 2017 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Europe, Security, Travel Alert
April 6 marks the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. entry into WWI. Standing side by side, the U.S. and the UK have fought together in nearly every war since WWI. More than two million American soldiers, or Doughboys as they were known, served in Europe during the war. In commemoration, on April 6 2017 the U.S. Embassy is ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 April, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Centenary, Doughboys, Grosvenor Square, Michael St. Maur Sheil, WW1
United States Urges Establishment of a Power-Sharing Government in Northern Ireland
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 April, 2017 | Categories:
Belfast, Policy
| Tags: mark toner, power-sharing, stormont
The Department of State is pleased to welcome Heather Nauert as the new State Department Spokesperson. Nauert 's media comes to the Department with more than 15 years of experience as an anchor and correspondent covering both foreign and domestic news and events, including the 9-11 terror attacks, the war in Iraq, and the genocide ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 24 April, 2017 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Heather Nauert
The United States priority in Syria and Iraq remains the defeat of ISIS. We are calling on our G7 partners to sustain the fight against ISIS well after the liberation of Mosul and Raqqa. Whether in Iraq and Syria, online, or on the ground in other countries, we must eliminate ISIS. G7 support will be ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 April, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, Secretary Rex Tillerson
| Tags: Lucca, Rex Tillerson
Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched. It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 7 April, 2017 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Assad, Mar-a-Lago, Syria
Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace: The Doughboys 1917-18 is an outdoor art exhibition, the latest in an acclaimed series photographed by Michael St. Maur Sheil, which documents the battlefields of the First World War.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 April, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Doughboys, Fields of Battle, Guildhall, Lands of Peace, Michael St. Maur Sheil, WW1
Fact Sheet U.S. State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration 05 April 2017 The sobering news of March 30 that the number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria has topped five million is a devastating reminder of the urgent need for continued humanitarian assistance from across the international community. Maintaining its steadfast ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 April, 2017 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Humanitarian
U.S. Embassy London will commemorate the centennial of our nation entering World War I throughout 2017. We invite the public to join us in educational programs, art exhibitions, remembrance activities, and outreach events to honor the sacrifices of the past, to highlight our Special Relationship, and to stand #sidebyside in securing a peaceful future. The ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 April, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: ABMC, American Battle Monuments Commission, Brookwood, CAO, Centenary, Cultural Affairs, Dean J Baer, Side by Side, World War
On behalf of the American people, I thank the people of this country for being with us to confront our foes. If necessary, we will follow them to the ends of the Earth to stop their mayhem. Britain’s global leadership role is as needed today as at any time in history. In the words of ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 April, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Mattis
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will travel to New York to consult on defense issues with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and at the Council on Foreign Relations and then to London, where he will emphasize the trans-Atlantic bond between the United States and the United Kingdom. Mattis Plans Trip to New York, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 March, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit: Registration is Open! Save the date for the 2017 SelectUSA Summit, from June 18-20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Registration is now OPEN! Further information is available on the
SelectUSA website . Participants networking in SelectUSA 2016 entry hall We’re thrilled to announce that registration is open for the fourth SelectUSA Investment Summit in ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 March, 2017 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Business, Investment, SelectUSA, SUSA
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Statement By U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson March 22, 2017 On the Attack in London On behalf of the United States, I express my condolences to the victims and their families. The American people send their thoughts and prayers to the people of the United Kingdom. We ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 March, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: attack, Tillerson
State Department on the Passing of Northern Ireland’s Martin McGuiness 21 March 2017 “First, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Martin McGuiness. As deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, McGuiness worked to make the power sharing in government a cornerstone of consolidating peace and building prosperity in the region. In making ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 March, 2017 | Categories:
Belfast, Policy
| Tags: Martin McGuiness, Northern Ireland
Statement by the Press Secretary on President Trump’s Travel to Brussels and NATO Meetings THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 21, 2017 President Donald J. Trump will travel to Brussels, Belgium, for the May 25, 2017, meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government. NATO Secretary ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 21 March, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump
| Tags: Brussels, NATO, Trump
“So here’s to Ireland. Here’s to the United States of America. Here’s to our shared heritage, and here’s to the confident, confident hope that the ties between our people and the Irish people will only grow and expand as the years go on to the betterment of our people and the world.” Remarks by ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 March, 2017 | Categories:
Belfast, Vice President Mike Pence
| Tags: Mike Pence
SelectUSA videos to help invest in the United States covering the difference between the Federal Government and the State Governments, legal considerations and the U.S. Tax System.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 March, 2017 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: invest, tax
Where do thousands of U.S. Exporters look for advice? Each year, thousands of U.S. companies navigate the export.gov website to take advantage of free information designed to help their businesses grow. New to the vast line-up of exporter resources is our
Exporting Basics Video Series . Topics addressed include export planning and strategy, finding foreign buyers, getting paid, making the export sale, and other considerations such as ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 March, 2017 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: exporter
Each year some beneficiaries are required to complete the Form SSA-7161 or SSA-7162. The form is sent with a return envelope to the SSA facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the form is to ensure SSA has the correct address and phone number on file and that circumstances that may affect payment have been ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 March, 2017 | Categories:
Federal Benefits
| Tags: FEQ, SSA-7161, SSA-7162
And I’m confident that it will be Britain and America, as we have done for a century and more, working together as leaders in the international community to help find the answers to these pressing questions. The commitment to that shared future could not be more concrete than the magnificent new Embassy building that is ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 February, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, U.S. & United Kingdom, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Charge, DCM, london, Lukens, RAF Club, Special Relationship
Just voted in November? Still traveling or living overseas? You should register and request your absentee ballot to vote again in 2017 to ensure your election office knows where to send your ballot for any upcoming special elections for federal office. Some states are also holding gubernatorial or other statewide elections this year. The Federal Voting Assistance ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 February, 2017 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
| Tags: absentee ballot
The special relationship between our two countries has been one of the great forces in history for justice and for peace. And, by the way, my mother was born in Scotland — Stornoway — which is serious Scotland. The White House Office of the Press Secretary 27 January 2017 Original source:
Whitehouse.gov President Donald J. Trump: ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 January, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Donald Trump, Theresa May
U.S. Embassy London Cultural Affairs Office 18 January 2017 4.9 million Syrians are documented refugees; another 6.6 million are displaced within Syria. Beyond these statistics of struggle and strife are stories of great courage, contribution, and creativity that serve as a testament to the spirit and strength of the Syrian people. The Art of Resilience ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 18 January, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Scholarships and Exchanges
| Tags: art, art of resilience, Cultural Affairs, Mosaic Initiative, Resilience, Syria
U.S. Government Statement on Northern Ireland 17 January 2017 The United States’ remains committed to supporting a more peaceful and prosperous Northern Ireland. To this end, we urge all political parties to focus on quickly finding a way forward to the resumption of stable devolved governance. We also encourage civil society leaders to continue ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 January, 2017 | Categories:
Belfast, Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
News 12 January 2017
What you didn’t know about Senate confirmations Several of President-elect Trump’s nominees for top Cabinet posts are in the spotlight as the Senate has started holding confirmation hearings in advance of the January 20 presidential inauguration. Rex Tillerson, Trump’s pick for secretary of state, for example, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 11 and took ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 January, 2017 | Categories:
Policy, President Donald Trump, Secretary John Kerry, Secretary Rex Tillerson
| Tags: Barack Obama, Donal Trump, President-Elect, Presidential Inauguration, Senate Confirmation
The U.S. Cluster Mapping Tool uses more than 50 million data records to help you identify industry regional clusters and make informed investment decisions,
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 January, 2017 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: cluster mapping, Investment
The
U.S. Embassy London and our Consulates-General in
Belfast and
Edinburgh w ill be CLOSED over the New Year festive period as follows: U.S. Embassy London & Consulate General Belfast Monday, 02 January for New Year’s Day The Embassy and Consulate Belfast will re-open on Tuesday,03 January 2017. Consulate General Edinburgh Monday, 02 January 2017 for New Year’s Day Tuesday, 03 ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 29 December, 2016 | Categories:
U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: 2017, holiday closure, January 1, New Year
Statements from the White House and the U.S. State Department on the Christmas Market Tragedy in Berlin, Germany.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 December, 2016 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Berlin, Christmas Market, Germany, truck attack
Statements by the White House and the U.S. State Department on the Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 19 December, 2016 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Andrei Karlov, Assassination
A 5 day tour through three major American cities with strong healthcare markets, connecting participants to potential partners, customers, and industry leaders. About the program A 5 day tour through three major American cities with strong healthcare markets, connecting participants to potential partners, customers, and industry leaders. Tour includes workshops, meetings and networking opportunities ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 29 November, 2016 | Categories:
Business
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, particularly during the holiday season. U.S. citizens should exercise caution at holiday festivals, events, and outdoor markets. This Travel Alert expires on February 20, 2017.
Full text on travel.state.gov .
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 November, 2016 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Europe, Travel Alert
Applicants have reported that they are experiencing problems when uploading a photograph to the DS-160. The confirmation photo page indicates that they have not uploaded a photo, even though on the preceding page they have received the message that their photo has successfully been uploaded. If you are experiencing this issue, try the following steps: ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 18 November, 2016 | Categories:
Non Immigrant Visas, U.S. & United Kingdom, Visas
| Tags: DS-160, nonimmigrant visas, photo upload, visas
State Department releases 2016 issue of “To Walk the Earth in Safety” report, documenting the United States commitment to conventional weapons destruction. Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC 17 November 2016 “Since 1993, the United States has provided more than $2.6 billion in assistance in more than 95 countries for CWD programs, delivering the expertise and ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 November, 2016 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: conventional weapon destruction, Countryman, CWD, Kaidanow, landmines
Because ultimately the future of our Special Relationship will be in the hands not of politicians or diplomats like me. It resides with you- the students and young people here in the room today. Kings College USA Week: The Future of the Special Relationship Lew Lukens, Deputy Chief of Mission Great Hall, King’s College ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 November, 2016 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission
| Tags: KCL, Kings College London, Lewis Lukens, Special Relationship, USA Week
Remembrance Sunday Remarks, 2016 Lew Lukens, Deputy Chief of Mission Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial November 13, 2016 DCM LUKENS: Lord Lieutenant, Mr. Mayor. Distinguished veterans and members of the armed services. Your families. British friends. Fellow Americans. “Progress is not inevitable.” “It requires struggle and perseverance and discipline and faith.” President Obama spoke ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 13 November, 2016 | Categories:
Beyond London, Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: American Cemetery, Brookwood, Charge, DCM, Lewis Lukens, Remembrance Sunday
The 2016 U.S. Election is just a few days away. This is a reminder that the U.S. Embassy is NOT a polling place; do not come to the U.S. Embassy on Election Day (November 8) to cast your vote. If you are still looking to vote in this year’s election, it may not be too ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 November, 2016 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
| Tags: 2016 U.S. Elections, elections, Send Your Vote Home, US elections, Vote, Voting
Beginning November 29, 2016, Chinese passport holders with 10-year B1/B2, B1 or B2 (visitor) visas are required to enroll in Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) when traveling to the United States by air or sea carrier or entering by a land port of entry. If you do not have a valid EVUS enrollment, you will ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 2 November, 2016 | Categories:
Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases
| Tags: China, Electronic Visa Update System, EVUS, visas
With less than 30 days to Election day you can still have a say in who is elected! If you haven’t received your absentee ballot, use the FWAB backup ballot at
go.usa.gov/xk9ER If you need further information, this handy FWAB overview, explains the process. Click
here for further information.
Download your sticker and share that you are a proud overseas ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 18 October, 2016 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
| Tags: 2016 U.S. Elections; Send Your Vote Home; Vote; Voting
Don’t wait, return your voted ballot right away! Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places; same-day in-person voting is not available outside the United States. The majority of states require voted ballots to reach local election officials by the close of polls on Tuesday, November 8. U.S. citizens who want to participate in ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 October, 2016 | Categories:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: 2016 U.S. Elections; Send Your Vote Home; Vote; Voting
If you are thinking of applying to register for DV-2018, you need to know the facts. The registration period for DV-2018 opens at noon, Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, October 4, 2016, and closes at noon, Eastern Standard Time, Monday, November 7, 2016. You can only register for the program during the registration period. Be aware ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 4 October, 2016 | Categories:
Immigrant Visas
| Tags: DV Program, DV Registration Period, DV-2018
U.S. Embassy London informs U.S. citizens that the Metropolitan Police have informed the U.S. Embassy of recent robberies and muggings in central London. In several of the incidents, assailants riding motorbikes have tried to snatch mobile phones, laptops, and valuables from female pedestrians. If you are a victim, the Metropolitan Police recommend surrendering the requested ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 September, 2016 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Security
Today, National Voter Registration Day, is a great day to share FVAP’s top 5 things U.S. Military and Overseas Citizens need to know to vote absentee. Know that your absentee ballot counts the same as ballots cast at the poll site. All ballots submitted according to State laws are counted in every election. The media ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 September, 2016 | Categories:
U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: 2016 U.S. Elections; Send Your Vote Home; Vote; Voting
DV-2018 Program: Online registration for the DV-2018 Program begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concludes on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-4). For DV-2018, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 26 September, 2016 | Categories:
Visas
| Tags: DV Program, DV Registration Period, DV-2018
No. The only way to vote from overseas is by absentee ballot. Staff at the U.S. Embassy in London are here to answer your questions about voting from abroad, but it is not possible to vote in-person at the Embassy.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 September, 2016 | Categories:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
| Tags: 2016 U.S. Elections, elections, Send Your Vote Home, US elections, Vote, Voting
As part of the State Department’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about relevant events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Current information suggests that terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 September, 2016 | Categories:
Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: consular affairs, Security, world wide caution
Additional entrants have been added to “selected” status on the Entrant Status Check (ESC) website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Please use your unique confirmation number to verify your status. Successful entrants are encouraged to complete the online DS-260 application immediately, so that an interview appointment at the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate can be scheduled. Embassies and consulates ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 7 September, 2016 | Categories:
Immigrant Visas, Visas
| Tags: diversity visa program, DV Program, DV-2017, immigration
You see, for decades, the United States and the United Kingdom – and millions of American and British service members – have helped provide the security and uphold the values that have allowed millions upon millions of people around the world to be safe, to raise their children, dream their dreams, and to live lives that are full. ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 September, 2016 | Categories:
U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Ash Carter, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, University of Oxford
Please Note If you are in possession of an expired Permanent Resident Card (I-551) as shown below, the airlines may allow you to board without penalty provided the card was issued with a 10-year expiration date. Therefore you should check with your airline before
requesting a Transportation Letter . Here are two sample Permanent Resident Cards:
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 July, 2016 | Categories:
U.S. Agencies
| Tags: I-551, Permanent Resident Card, PRC, Transportation Letter
The United States welcomes visitors from around the world. We want people to visit and do business in the United States. Effective April 1, 2016, UK citizens must have an electronic passport (e-passport) to be eligible for visa-free travel to the United States. Please take a moment to ensure you have an e-passport before planning ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 26 July, 2016 | Categories:
Travel & Tourism
| Tags: e-passpor, electronic passport, ESTA
FAQs on Tourism and Leisure Travel
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 January, 2016 | Categories:
Travel & Tourism, U.S. & United Kingdom
Frequently Asked Questions about Immigrant Visas.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 January, 2016 | Categories:
Immigrant Visas
| Tags: Immigrant Visas
FAQs on ESTA, the Electronic System for Travel Authorization.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 January, 2016 | Categories:
Visas
DS-160 Online Form lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Photographs on the DS-160 1) Pose and Expression 2) Size 3) Quality 4) Appearance 5) Photographing children
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 January, 2016 | Categories:
Visas
DS-160 online form Documents Fee The Interview Forbidden Items How To Apply Status of my Visa application case Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 January, 2016 | Categories:
Visas
Ambassador Matthew W. Barzun British Library London, UK AMBASSADOR BARZUN: Good evening … And thank you for that generous introduction, Roly. What an honor it is for me to give the Douglas W. Bryant Lecture, especially on its 20th anniversary. What Roly didn’t say about Doug Bryant was that he lived in the Massachusetts town right ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 August, 2015 | Categories:
Former U.S. Ambassadors, History, Speeches
| Tags: 1776, Barzun, Magna Carta
Health 2.0 heads back to Silicon Valley on October 4-7, 2015 to examine how another year has impacted and changed healthcare technology. As a partner of Health 2.0, we have arranged a discounted rate for UK attendees.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 August, 2015 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Health
08 August 2015 – As Britain gathered to #WalkTogether in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London, U.S. Ambassador, Matthew Barzun convened a cohort of leading young entrepreneurs in the UK to a morning discussion
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 August, 2015 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Entrepeneur
The U.S. Commercial Service in London is pleased to support the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM), the largest dental convention in the United States. The 90th meeting in 2014 hosted over 53,000 healthcare professionals from all 50 states and 137 countries including over 18,000 dentists.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 August, 2015 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Dental
As Britain gathered to #WalkTogether in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London, U.S. Ambassador Matthew Barzun convened a cohort of leading young entrepreneurs in the UK to a morning discussion. In the splendor of the Winfield House Gold Room, Ambassador Barzun quipped that the alliance of youthful disrupters, innovators and ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 August, 2015 | Categories:
Business
We strongly condemn the series of insurgent attacks in Kabul yesterday. These attacks resulted in hundreds of casualties and at least 44 deaths, including children, and demonstrate again the insurgency’s complete disregard for the lives of innocent Afghans. Such actions have no justification. We again call upon the Taliban, other Afghan militant groups, and anyone ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 August, 2015 | Categories:
Policy
7 July 2015 Kerry on 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report “[That is] why this TIP Report needs to be read as a call to action. Governments need to strengthen and enforce the laws that they have on the books, and prosecutors must take pride in turning today’s traffickers into tomorrow’s prisoners.The private sector also needs to be a part of this effort by blowing the ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 July, 2015 | Categories:
Official Reports
| Tags: Human Rights, Trafficking in Persons
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey today discussed the possibility of forming a network to oppose the transregional threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Ghani here this afternoon and said there is a clear need for a ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 19 July, 2015 | Categories:
Policy
As Part of Coordinated Law Enforcement Efforts in 20 Countries, United States Charges 12 Defendants in Connection with Computer Fraud Conspiracy (This press release originally appeared on the
U.S. Department of Justice website ) The computer hacking forum known as Darkode was dismantled, and criminal charges have been filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere against 12 individuals ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 July, 2015 | Categories:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Cyber Security
For American companies, exporting makes more sense now than ever before. Exporting has become a lot easier for companies of every size, including small and medium-sized businesses that may previously have found it challenging. A Basic Guide to Exporting addresses virtually every issue a company looking to export might face.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 9 July, 2015 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Exporting
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Secretary Kerry submitted the 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (commonly known as the Human Rights Reports) to the U.S. Congress. The reports, now in their 39th year, are available at
State.gov/humanrightsreports and
HumanRights.gov/reports . Mandated by Congress, the Human Rights Reports help inform U.S. government policy and foreign assistance. ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 25 June, 2015 | Categories:
Reports
| Tags: Human Rights
USACollegeDay – the largest U.S. university fair in the UK is on 25-26 September in London. If you are considering undergraduate study in the US, USA College Day is not to be missed! At College Day you will have the opportunity to speak with over 180 exhibitors representing universities in the US and educational service ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 June, 2015 | Categories:
Study in the U.S.
Abbreviations used: CAC = Controlled Access Compound NLE = New London Embassy 2015 December 2015 Topping-out ceremony. November 2015 Internal curtain wall completed for the Pacific forest and Mid Atlantic gardens Curtain Wall installation has moved onto level 8. Raised flooring installation continues levels 1 through 3 The glazing on the CAC’s has started and continues ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 May, 2015 | Categories:
Featured Event, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: BL Harbert, construction, McAlpine, New Embassy, NLE, obo, panorama
Updated 14 May 2015 Investing in the USA President Obama announced theSelectUSA initiative to showcase the United States as the world’s premier business location and to provide easy access to federal-level programs and services related to business investment. SelectUSA is designed to complement the activities of our states—the primary drivers of economic development in the ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 May, 2015 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Economy, Investment
16 April 2015 When you think of business and investment opportunities in the United States, where’s the best place to start? America is made up of 50 states plus territories and each location has its own unique economic profile. The U.S. Cluster Mapping Tool, a combined effort of the Harvard Business School and the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 April, 2015 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Economy, Investment
U.S. Embassy, London March 20, 2015 003-2015 @USAinUKPress By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Public Affairs The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) are scheduled to pull in to Portsmouth, U.K., for the first port ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 March, 2015 | Categories:
Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Aircraft Carrier, Security, Theodore Roosevelt
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Public Affairs By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Public Affairs The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) are scheduled to pull in to Portsmouth, U.K., for the first port visit ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 March, 2015 | Categories:
U.S. & United Kingdom
17 March 2015 (Ambassador Barzun was at the unveiling of New York artist Miya Ando’s 9/11 artwork at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park London. The artwork is made from the wreckage of the Twin Towers.) (As prepared for delivery) Ambassador Barzun: Peter, thank you for having this artwork commissioned, created and finally consecrated here today. ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 March, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches
| Tags: 9/11, Artwork, Miya Ando
Welsh flag flies proudly from New York Stock Exchange in celebration of St David’s Day (via WalesOnline) The Welsh flag flew proudly from the financial capital of the world as First Minister Carywn Jones visited the New York Stock Exchange ahead of St David’s Day.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 February, 2015 | Categories:
Cardiff, News
The
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) directs the worldwide overseas building program for the Department of State and the U.S. Government community serving abroad. In concert with other State Department bureaus, foreign affairs agencies, and Congress, OBO sets worldwide priorities for the design, construction, acquisition, maintenance, use, and sale of real properties and the use of sales proceeds. OBO’s mission ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 February, 2015 | Categories:
Featured Event, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: New Embassy, NLE, obo, Overseas Buildings Operations
As of January 2018 the U.S. Embassy in London is now located in a
new building in Nine Elms . History The United States has been associated with Grosvenor Square in London’s Mayfair since the late eighteenth century when John Adams, the first United States Minister to the Court of St. James’s, lived from 1785 to 1788 in the house ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 30 January, 2015 | Categories:
Featured Event, History, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: Eero Saarinen, gold anodized aluminum, Great Cumberland Place, Grosvenor Square, John Adams, Little America, Mayfair, New Embassy, Theodore Roszak
Remarks by Nisha Desai Biswal Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs U.S. Department of State The Woodrow Wilson Center Washington, D.C. As Prepared Thank you Michael for the gracious introduction. It is an honor to speak at the Woodrow Wilson Center, an institution that serves an important and thoughtful role in shaping ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 January, 2015 | Categories:
Policy, Speeches
On Thursday, January 15, seven Scottish athletes who participated on a U.S. Government exchange program met with Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement, and Mental Health at the Scottish Government to share their experiences with him. The group also met the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Tricia Marwick MSP, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 January, 2015 | Categories:
Edinburgh
| Tags: exchange
The United Kingdom and Ireland are both home to flourishing tech startups looking for the right opportunities to grow globally. The United States is the logical target for their expansion, especially given its 320 million consumers, free trade agreements with 20 other markets, and massive market for technology purchases. So how can
SelectUSA , the U.S. ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 January, 2015 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: startups, technology
MODERATOR: Okay, so I know it’s late. This is a background briefing reading out the Secretary’s meetings this evening. We will not make this a marathon. We’ll just give a quick overview. QUESTION: Let’s make it a very short sprint. MODERATOR: Excellent. We’ll just give a quick overview and take a few questions — QUESTION: ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 12 January, 2015 | Categories:
Policy, Secretary John Kerry
The Department of Defense announced today the consolidation of some U.S. infrastructure in Europe, including the return of 15 sites to their host nations. These actions, taken as part of the European Infrastructure Consolidation (EIC) process, will save the U.S. government approximately $500 million annually. The Department of Defense also announced the first F-35 basing ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 January, 2015 | Categories:
Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Security
We are offering two tickets to attend a screening of Selma at the United States Embassy in London. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The screening will be on 22nd January ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 January, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture
| Tags: Human Rights
Thank you very much, all of you, for being here. And thank you for the privilege of being part of this very important conference. And I want to thank Prime Minister Cameron for hosting and, you, President Ghani for cohosting this effort. We saw each other in Brussels. You’ve been on a whirlwind tour, and ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 4 December, 2014 | Categories:
Policy, Secretary John Kerry, Speeches
LONDON – Two men from northern England have been arrested by authorities in the United Kingdom after a probe initiated by Los Angeles-based special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) linked the pair to the pre-release leak earlier this year of The Expendables 3. The suspects, a 36-year-old man ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 1 December, 2014 | Categories:
Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Cyber Security
U.S. Embassy, London October 16, 2014 018-14 @USAinUKPress In 2005, United Kingdom (UK) authorities began a financial investigation targeting a Dubai, UAE-based money laundering network after drug investigations determined that the organization was providing illicit financial services to multiple, otherwise unrelated, Drug Trafficking Organizations throughout Europe. This effort evolved into a bilateral joint investigation ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 October, 2014 | Categories:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
Cultural Diversity in Scotland 7 October 2014 On September 30, the U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh hosted a reception to celebrate faith and cultural diversity in Scotland. The reception included a contribution by Junaid Ashruf (18), an alumnus of Embassy London’s
Young Leaders Exchange program .
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 7 October, 2014 | Categories:
Edinburgh, Young Leaders UK (YLUK)
| Tags: diversity, faith
Statement by the President on the Results of the Scottish Referendum September 19, 2014 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We welcome the result of yesterday’s referendum on Scottish independence and congratulate the people of Scotland for their full and energetic exercise of democracy. Through debate, discussion, and passionate yet ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 19 September, 2014 | Categories:
Edinburgh, President Barack Obama
| Tags: democracy, referendum
Athletes from the military of countries around the world, including the USA and the UK, gathered at Winfield House for a special reception on Tuesday 9th September ahead of the start of the Invictus Games 2014 in London. Ambassador Matthew Barzun was joined by HRH Prince Harry, organiser of the Games, and the American band, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 9 September, 2014 | Categories:
News
Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Wales from 4 to 5 September 2014 1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered in Wales at a pivotal moment in Euro-Atlantic security. Russia’s aggressive ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 September, 2014 | Categories:
Policy
NATO’s mission in Afghanistan has been the Alliance’s largest and one of its longest-running military operations, with 50 coalition countries contributing a peak of 140,000 troops over a 13-year campaign. The United States, together with NATO Allies and partners, support a sovereign, stable, unified, and democratic Afghanistan and will continue our partnership with Afghanistan based ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 4 September, 2014 | Categories:
Policy
By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 August, 2014 | Categories:
Cardiff
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band played in London’s Battersea Park and then joined us at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence of Winfield House to celebrate the July 4th holiday.
Photos from our New Orleans-themed July 4th party are on Flickr.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 8 July, 2014 | Categories:
U.S. Embassy London, Video
Join our new photo project, #MyUSATravel. We want you to share your stories of your travel to the USA. Our goal is to create a large photo collection of all the fun and exciting things British people do when they visit the USA. The best photo, selected by our judges, will be invited to a ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 4 July, 2014 | Categories:
Travel & Tourism
On June 30, the United States and Canada hosted a “Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and Radiological (CBRN) Security Assistance” meeting at the High Commission of Canada in London to discuss Ukraine’s existing CBRN assistance needs. Several members of the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (Global Partnership), including Ukraine, other ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 30 June, 2014 | Categories:
Policy
| Tags: Security
On Tuesday, 10th June 2014, the New York Gay Men’s Chorus performed at U.S. Embassy to celebrate LGBT Pride Month.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 19 June, 2014 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Video
U.S. Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs LONDON – Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to join you today to discuss the intersection of transnational organized crime and illicit finance, and to join the conversation about what we can and should be doing to combat this threat. I would especially like to thank the Royal ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 June, 2014 | Categories:
Business, News, Policy, Press Releases
11 June 2014 U.S. Embassy, London June 11, 2014 015-14 @USAinUKPress (Released by the MoD) The Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS) from the US and the UK met to discuss long-term strategic challenges the respective armed forces can expect to face together in the future. General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 June, 2014 | Categories:
Policy, U.S. & United Kingdom
U.S. breakdance crew ILL-Abilities in Scotland On June 11-12, the U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh organized a series of events for the U.S. breakdance crew ILL-Abilities in Scotland. The crew performed at Dance Base in Edinburgh and attended workshops hosted by Indepen-Dance in Glasgow and KIC Dance in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 June, 2014 | Categories:
Edinburgh
| Tags: breakdance
04 June 2014 U.S. Embassy, London 013-14 @USAinUKPress Press Release U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs, Box 120, Unit 3050, APO AE 09012 Telephone: +49 (0) 6371 47 6558; DSN 314 480-6558 RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Two U.S. B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 4 June, 2014 | Categories:
Policy
USCIS London Field Office – Five spouses of active duty U.S. service members became United States citizens on Friday, May 30, 2014 at a naturalization ceremony held at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom. The five new U.S. citizens, who come from four different countries, were sworn in as United States Citizens by Joseph Hackbarth, Field ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 30 May, 2014 | Categories:
Events
20 May 2014 U.S. Embassy, London May 20, 2014 010-14
@USAinUKpress On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Ambassador Matthew Barzun met in his office with families and friends of the four missing British sailors. He listened to their concerns, and joined them in welcoming the news that the search has been resumed. The United States Coast ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 20 May, 2014 | Categories:
Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Cheeki Rafiki, Sailors
The first ever joint Twitter Q&A hosted jointly by the U.S. Ambassador to the UK and UK Ambassador to the U.S. will take place on 16 May 2014 at 2.30pm GMT. It will also be Ambassador Matthew Barzun’s first Twitter Q&A. Use #AskUKUS to post questions in advance and follow the conversation on our events ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 May, 2014 | Categories:
U.S. Embassy, London April 15, 2014 009-14
@USAinUKpress By Jodi L. Jordan Air Force Culture and Language Center Outreach Team MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Three Air Force general officers will soon assume command in key overseas assignments, and they’ll come to those jobs with a deeper understanding of cross-cultural ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 15 April, 2014 | Categories:
Education, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
FEW is an artist collective that believes in the power of art to engage, educate, and inspire. The collective combines traditional forms of music, dance, and art with the elements of Hip Hop and theater to address contemporary issues. Here dancer, Bravemonk teaches Bobby Adelson from the U.S. Embassy in London some breakdance moves:
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 April, 2014 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Video
Artist Damien Jurado performed an intimate set at U.S. Ambassador Barzun’s residence Winfield House on 04 March 2014. The Winfield House Sessions is a series of informal concerts to celebrate British-American musical synergy. (Film courtesy
Zoon films )
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 4 April, 2014 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Video
On Monday, 31 March, the Defense Attaché Office (DAO) London hosted a group of 8 Distinguished Visitors from London on a trip to the USS TRUMAN (CVN 75) which was conducting flight operations in the Mediterranean. The group included Labour MP Vernon Coaker, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Air Commodore Gary Waterfall, Royal Air ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 31 March, 2014 | Categories:
Events, U.S. & United Kingdom
New York celebrates Wales with First Minister Carwyn Jones (via Wales.gov.uk) The British Consulate General New York hosted a reception to promote Welsh business, tourism, and culture and celebrate the national holiday of Wales, St David’s Day.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 28 February, 2014 | Categories:
Cardiff, News
Launch of Dylan Thomas Walking Tour (via Wales.gov.uk) First Minister, Carwyn Jones and Dylan Thomas’ Granddaughter, Hannah Ellis, officially launched the walking tour of Dylan’s New York haunts created by his daughter Aeronwy Thomas Elis and contemporary Welsh poet Peter Thabit Jones.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 27 February, 2014 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Cardiff
On Wednesday, 26 February 26 2014 singing legend Mary Wilson of The Supremes fame sang a set to invited guests at the the Embassy’s Wynchwood House residence. Guests included Baroness Lawrence, Baroness Benjamin and were invited to honor Black History Month. Mary was presented with a cake to mark her upcoming birthday.
Photos of the event are on Flickr . ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 26 February, 2014 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission
First Minister launches Welsh caucus on Capitol Hill (via Wales.gov.uk) Wales will have a powerful voice at the heart of the United States Government thanks to a new caucus launched on Capitol Hill by First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones.
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 24 February, 2014 | Categories:
Cardiff, News
13 February 2014 U.S. Embassy, London February 11, 2014 005-14
@USAinUKpress The following are the members of the U.S. Delegation attending the London Conference on The Illegal Wildlife Trade: Anthony West, Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (Head of Delegation) Cindy Chang, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 13 February, 2014 | Categories:
Events, Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Illegal Wildlife Trade, London Conference
U.S. Embassy, London February 06, 2014
@USAinUKPress 004-14 Office of Public Affairs U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) News Release LOS ANGELES — An Antelope Valley landscaper is scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday afternoon following his arrest on federal child pornography charges for allegedly generating sexually explicit images of ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 6 February, 2014 | Categories:
Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Sex offender
U.S. Embassy, London January 30, 2014
@USAinUKPress 003-14 Office of Public Affairs U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) News Release British sex offender sentenced for distributing images of child sex abuse to the United States LONDON – A United Kingdom citizen was convicted and sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for sexually abusing children ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 30 January, 2014 | Categories:
Press Releases
| Tags: Sex offender
Dr. Richard Zurek, NASA’s Chief Scientist for the Mars Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, stopped by Embassy London on January 17 at the end of a week-long conference at Oxford University on Mars atmospheric research. Dr. Zurek provided an overview of Mars research past, present, and future to an audience of embassy staff, their ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 22 January, 2014 | Categories:
Events, Video
17 January 2014 (This article originally appeared on
Ambassador Barzun’s Tumblr ) AMBASSADOR BARZUN: I noticed a few news outlets this week reporting that funding for the construction of our new Embassy building may be removed. As this might cause concern among those excited and invested in the redevelopment of Nine Elms, I wanted to put minds at ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 17 January, 2014 | Categories:
Former U.S. Ambassadors, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: New Embassy
To celebrate, the U.S. Embassy in London played a selection of UK MPs with the Embassy running out winners 5-2. The match was officiated by renowned non-retired referee Dermot Gallagher. Members of Parliament in attendance included – Alistair Burt, Stephen Hepburn, Ian Murray, Russell Brown, Karl McCartney, David Burrowes, Greg McClymont, Paul Farrelly, Steve Rotheram, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 14 January, 2014 | Categories:
Art & Culture
USTR Official’s Top Five Things to Know About T-TIP 03 Dec 2013 This blog post by Dan Mullaney, assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East at the Office of the
United States Trade Representative , was published on the State Department website on November 15. There are no republication restrictions for use by U.S. embassies. ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 3 December, 2013 | Categories:
Business
| Tags: Investment, Trade
For an overview of the construction site at Nine Elms beginning October 2013, take a look at this
wide construction site panorama (opens in new window). This is a very large image, 15,300 pixels wide (8.8Mb) so you may need to zoom in!
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 2 October, 2013 | Categories:
Featured Event
| Tags: construction, New Embassy, NLE, panorama
Here is our second panorama photo of the construction site for our new London Embassy, viewed from the East. Nine Elms Lane is on the right side of the photo. Accommodation and office facilities (green pre-fab buildings in the lower left hand side of the photo) are being erected. There are two stories now and ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 9 September, 2013 | Categories:
Featured Event
| Tags: construction, New Embassy, NLE, panorama
Here is a panorama photo of the construction site for our new London Embassy, viewed from the East. Nine Elms Lane is on the right side of the photo. Building works are on-going for the installation of diaphragm walls and production piles. Four (4) test piles are currently under way around the site. A large ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 August, 2013 | Categories:
Featured Event
| Tags: construction, New Embassy, NLE, panorama
British man extradited to face child exploitation charges after HSI probe
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 16 April, 2013 | Categories:
Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: HSI, Richard Castle
Outdoor photo exhibition at the London Guildhall, April 2017. Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace: The Doughboys 1917-18 is an outdoor art exhibition, the latest in an acclaimed series photographed by Michael St. Maur Sheil, which documents the battlefields of the First World War and tells the story of the U.S. entry into WWI. The
exhibition can ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 11 April, 2013 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: World War 1
Report of the UK’s Independent Review Panel on Extradition U.S. Embassy Press Release 18 October 2011 Report of the UK’s Independent Review Panel on Extradition: Panel Concludes U.S.-UK Treaty Balanced and Fair The Extradition Panel, appointed by the United Kingdom’s Home Secretary Theresa May in September 2010 to review the UK’s extradition practices, has ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 18 October, 2011 | Categories:
Press Releases, U.S. & United Kingdom
| Tags: Extradition, Extradition Panel, Independent Review Panel on Extradition
These photos present an aerial view of Nine Elms, Battersea. The first (above) is the area as seen from the south-east with the new site highlighted in yellow. A
full-size (1000px by 583px) image is available (JPG / 160Kb, opens in new window) The second aerial view includes renders of the new London Embassy and new surrounding buildings, looking downstream ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 5 August, 2010 | Categories:
Featured Event
| Tags: Aerial view, New Embassy, Nine Elms, NLE
Ambassador Louis B. Susman Announcement of Winning Architect for Design of New U.S. Embassy AMB SUSMAN: Good afternoon. I would like to welcome the press to an exciting moment in the history of the U.S. Embassy in London. Today we take an important step forward toward creating a new United States Embassy – a ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 23 February, 2010 | Categories:
Featured Event, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches, U.S. Embassy London
| Tags: New Embassy
Winning design concept As Prepared by KieranTimberlake KieranTimberlake’s concept for the New London Embassy is the result of their efforts to resolve, in architectural terms, what an embassy aspires to be and what present realities dictate it must do. The expressive challenge is to give form to the core beliefs of our democracy – transparency, openness, ...
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By U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom | 23 February, 2010 | Categories:
Featured Event
| Tags: New Embassy
